message

noun

/ˈmesɪdʒ/

Idioms

a written or spoken piece of information, etc. that you send to somebody or leave for somebody when you cannot speak to them yourself（书面或口头的）信息，消息，音信
- There were no messages for me at the hotel.旅馆里没有给我的留言。
- I never got your message.我从未收到你的口信儿。
- We've had an urgent message saying that your father's ill.我们得到个紧急消息说你父亲病了。
- Jenny's not here at the moment. Can I take a message?珍妮这会儿不在。要我给你传个话吗？
- I left a message on her voicemail.我给她的语音信箱留言了。
- I've been trying to get you all day—don't you ever listen to your messages?我整天都在设法跟你联系，难道你就没有听一下电话留言？
- message (from somebody) (to somebody) Messages of support have been arriving from all over the country.表示声援的言论从全国各地纷至沓来。
- a televised message from the president to the American people电视播出的总统告美国人民书
- A radio message was sent out to all ships in the area.向该地区所有船只发送了无线电信息。
Express Yourself Leaving a phone message
Leaving a phone message电话留言If you phone someone who is not able to take your call, you may need to leave a message:给人打电话对方不能接时，需要留言可以这么说：
- Could I speak to Jay Black, please?请让杰伊 · 布莱克接电话好吗？
- Could you give him a message?你帮我给他留个言好吗？
- Is there a time that might be good for me to try him again?我什么时间再给他打电话比较方便？
- Can you let him know I’ll call back?请告诉他我会再打电话来好吗？
- Could you ask him to call me back? My number is…请让他给我回电话好吗？我的号码是…
Wordfinder
- area code
- call
- dial
- engaged
- hold
- line
- message
- phone
- ring off
- voicemail
see also error message
- I called him and received a message on my voice mail the next day.我给他打了电话，第二天收到了我语音信箱的信息。
- Are there any messages for me?有捎给我的信儿吗？
- He's not here—I'll pass on the message.他不在，我会把消息转告他。
- The family sent a heartfelt message of thanks to everyone who helped.这家人给每一个帮助过他们的人都发了一封真挚的感谢信。
- They sent messages of hope to the prisoners of war.他们向战俘发出了希望的信息。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- important
- urgent
- vital
- …
verb + message
- convey
- give somebody
- pass somebody
- …
message + verb
- come
- say something
- state something
- …
preposition
- message about
- message for
- message from
- …
a piece of information sent in electronic form, for example by email or mobile phone电邮信息；（手机）短信息
- an email/a text/an SMS message一封电子邮件/一条短信/一条短信
- There were four messages in my inbox.我的收件箱里有四封邮件。
- He sent me a message.他给我发了一条信息。
- I turned on my cell phone to check my messages.我打开手机查看我的信息。
- Fans post messages on her website.粉丝在她网站发消息。
- I keep getting an error message when I try to connect to the internet.尝试接通因特网的时候我老是得到出错提示信息。
see also direct message, instant message, text message
Wordfinder
- address
- attachment
- compose
- draft
- email
- emoticon
- forward
- inbox
- message
- re
- I got an anonymous text message.我收到了一条匿名短信。
- The email message contains an attachment.这封电子邮件有一个附件。
- Who wants spam messages appearing on their website?谁会想让垃圾信息出现在自己的网站上呢？
- A message pops up on the screen.屏幕上跳出了一条信息。
Topics Phones, email and the interneta1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- important
- urgent
- vital
- …
verb + message
- convey
- give somebody
- pass somebody
- …
message + verb
- come
- say something
- state something
- …
preposition
- message about
- message for
- message from
- …
[usually singular] an important moral, social or political idea that a book, speech, etc. is trying to communicate（书、演讲等的）要旨，要点，教训
- a film with a strong religious message有强烈的宗教启示的电影
- The campaign is trying to get the message across to young people that drugs are dangerous.这次运动旨在让年轻人认识毒品的危害。
- The clear message coming from the government is that they are getting tough on crime.来自政府的明确信息是，他们对犯罪越来越严厉。
- I think this movie sends the wrong message to her young fans.我觉得这部电影给她的年轻粉丝传达了一种错误的思想。
- He uses his art to convey a political message.他用自己的艺术传达政治信息。
see also mixed message
- Does this send the right message to our target audience?这个会向我们的受众传达正确的思想吗？
- He presents a truly chilling message in this article.他在这篇文章里呈现了一种真正令人胆寒的思想。
- He tries to spread the message of safe sex.他努力传播安全性行为的理念。
- The president toured the country spreading the message of national unity.总统在全国巡回演讲，宣传国家团结的思想。
- The take-home message is: be willing to negotiate.应该吸取的教训是：要乐于谈判。
- They found a way to transform their ideas into a marketing message that everyone relates to.他们找到了一种方法，把他们的想法转换成每个人都能产生共鸣的营销理念。
- This allowed us to bring our message to a different, younger audience.这使得我们能把我们的理念带给不同的、更加年轻的受众。
- This is sending a strong message about the importance of climate change.这是在发出强有力的信息：气候变化十分重要。
- This song has a universal message that everybody can relate to.这首歌有着每个人都能产生共鸣的普遍主题。
- a novel with a serious message有严肃寓意的小说
- a party with an anti-immigrant message以反移民为要旨的政党
- spreading the message of the Bible传播《圣经》的启示
- stories with hidden moral messages隐含道德寓意的故事
- the negative messages we send out我们发出的负面信息
- the subversive messages their films carry他们的电影所传达的颠覆性寓意
Topics Literature and writingb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- central
- core
- important
- …
verb + message
- broadcast
- disseminate
- spread
- …
message + verb
- emerge
- reach somebody
- resonate with somebody
- …
preposition
- message about
- message of
- message to
- …
a piece of information that is sent from the brain to a part of the body, or from a part of the body to the brain（从大脑发给身体某部位或身体某部位向大脑发送的）信息
- The message arrives in your brain in a fraction of a second.信息瞬间便可传递到大脑。
messages
[plural] (Scottish English, Irish English) shopping购物；买东西
- to do the messages买东西
- to go for the messages去买东西
- You can leave your messages (= the things that you have bought) here.你可以把你买的东西放在这儿。

词源Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin missus, past participle of mittere ‘send’.

Idioms

get the message

(informal) to understand what somebody is trying to tell you indirectly领悟，理解，明白（别人的暗示）
- When he started looking at his watch, I got the message and left.他开始看表了，我明白他的意思，就走了。

on/off message

stating/not stating the official view of the political party or organization you represent说明（或不说明）所属政党的官方观点